Whether you’re planning a romantic night with your sweetie or a “Galentine’s” Day girls-only fiesta this Feb. 14, there’s always a need for cake. So we enlisted the help of Cake Boss star Buddy ...

Bakers, you may start your ovens. Longtime readers of this column know that there are definite patterns to the subject matter. Some have to do with ingredients. Apples ripen in the autumn, so you can ...

I love to "eat with my eyes." Many other food lovers would agree that half of the thrill of eating comes from a meal's presentation. This is even truer when it comes to enjoying desserts. It's the ...

I've never, not once, not even against my own child while I was actually trying, won a game of checkers. I have a stubbornly clear childhood memory of playing checkers with my brother and getting into ...

1 box chocolate cake mix, batter mixed according to package instructions 1 box vanilla cake mix, batter mixed according to package instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two ...

Last week, I became mesmerized by this video of Elise, from the blog My Cupcake Addiction, making an incredible looking Rainbow Checkerboard Cake. I must have watched it five or six times. The cake ...

2 layers (½" high by 9" round) Vanilla Cake (your favorite recipe) 2 layers (½" high by 9" round) Chocolate Cake (your favorite recipe) 3 cups Pastry Cream (or your favorite vanilla or chocolate cake ...

To celebrate the new year, Sasa Woodruff's mom bakes a punch torte, a tradition started in her family back in the former Czechoslovakia. Her mom... A Checkerboard Cake With Slovak Roots Part of an ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – June is very busy time for bakeries because of graduation parties and picnics. That is no exception for Julia’s Bakery, known for its amazing cakes. Owner Jeffery Chandler ...